The new iPad

[Booche]

FBN, I am sure when you were a cashier it was quicker, accurate and more efficient to make change in your head.

[Freak By Night]

I saw that coming Booche!

Still though, my point holds true with modern cash registers. You're counting out change instead of pushing buttons, and your customer is merrily on his way sooner.

[Esau.]

Imagine 10 people' date=' most getting groceries for a family, possibly for the month, all ahead of you in line while the cashier adds things up in their head[/quote']

When I was 19 I worked at a very busy convenience store. When the boss trained me, he trained me to NOT punch in the amount tendered (that is, the amount the customer gives me) into the cash register. Instead, I was to count the change up to the amount tendered. "When you get used to it, it's much faster" he said. I was very skeptical, but he was definitely right. After a couple of shifts, I did indeed find it much faster make change that way.

Out of curiosity, how often did you have 100+ people during your shift buying hundreds of dollars worth of groceries? My point really wasn't that it couldn't be done without a register though.

Like I said in my post, some people just make honest mistakes, some have trouble with the math and others have no trouble at all.

btw, I understand amount tendered.

[Ms.Huxtable]

When I was 19 I worked at a very busy convenience store. When the boss trained me, he trained me to NOT punch in the amount tendered (that is, the amount the customer gives me) into the cash register. Instead, I was to count the change up to the amount tendered. "When you get used to it, it's much faster" he said. I was very skeptical, but he was definitely right. After a couple of shifts, I did indeed find it much faster make change that way.

I also learned the "count up" method when I worked at a job without a register. I swear I learned better math skills in that chip truck than I did at school.

[bouche]

most cashiers are bad at math because they use a cash register as a tool because I'm often in some scenario where the cashier has already rung up $10.63, I've handed them a twenty, they punch it in and then my girlfriend whips out her change purse and hands them 13 cents after the fact and the cashier correctly hands me $9.50 back. That happens far, far, far more often than his scenario.

I feel that you guys are generalizing with cashiers to a point where you're blaming bad math on their afterschool job. If that was a carrier move, I'm sure they'd work hard at making change in their heads, but since that's not the case, why would they give a shit? The problem is not with the cash register or the grocery clerk job, but with those who are responsible for the teaching of fundamental math. parents, teachers, and the school system.

They're all breeding and teaching a generation that will be unable to work out a simple budget and will then leave it up to credit card companies, banks, and other large corporations to tell them how much they owe. It's a big conspiracy. It's along the same lines as the myths of global warming, the science project known as HAARP, and of course 911. discuss.

[Booche]

Chug.

[TheSloth]

That's a horrible misquote Bouchetard.

I still disagree with the whole premise that most cashiers are bad at math because they use a cash register as a tool

I'm of the opinion that most people can do basic math and usually assume if there's a mistake it's because they don't give a fuck, maybe I'm giving my fellow human too much credit but I don't think so.

[peipunk]

I think this has derailed a bit, I "think" the point Velvet was making is that, very generally speaking, without examples, we have much less ways to exercise our bodies and minds thanks to technological "tools". Of course a cashier needs a cash register and engineers need calculators.

[TheSloth]

DELETED because that was the beginning of another massive philosophical debate and my lunch is over and I've got too much work to do.

[peipunk]

Well I didn't get to see it but I can guess you were going to own my face.

[TheSloth]

Not at all, I was just going to argue that some are just exercising their minds differently (TV vs video games, internet vs newspaper) but physically all the same shit is available yadda yadda. Just don't have the time to get into it.

[Esau.]

I think this has derailed a bit, I "think" the point Velvet was making is that, very generally speaking, without examples, we have much less ways to exercise our bodies and minds thanks to technological "tools". Of course a cashier needs a cash register and engineers need calculators.

But, we have all the same ways to exercise our minds and bodies as we've had all our lives. It isn't the technology to blame for people being lazy, mentally or physically. Blaming technology is a cop-out, in my opinion.

Agreed though, this sorta went off the road. Personally, I'm just replying to help promote the new iPad.

[bouche]

That's a horrible misquote coolest bouchard in the world.

busted.

[peipunk]

But, we have all the same ways to exercise our minds and bodies as we've had all our lives. It isn't the technology to blame for people being lazy, mentally or physically. Blaming technology is a cop-out, in my opinion.

Very true, very true, I guess the technology just makes it a LOT easier to be lazy.

Personally, I'm just replying to help promote the new iPad.

rofl

[AD]

If that was a carrier move,

Spell check vs. proof-reading - GO!

(And chug, as per the AD Rule of the drinking game)

[Booche]

An employee shelves books in the old books collection area at the Municipal Library of Lyon, France on January 15, 2010. The government of France is currently undertaking a 750 million euro ($1 billion) project to digitize its libraries and museums.

[d_rawk]

'Look what I found - a litter version of the internet! This used to be something that could convert carbon dioxide into oxygen using only sunlight, water, and a few nutrients -- but now it's way cooler - it has two functions: you can either put little words on it, or crumple it up into a tiny ball and throw it!'

buppa-bonnet buppa-bonnet buppa-bonnet-de-la-douche

[Kanada Kev]

it has two functions: you can either put little words on it, or crumple it up into a tiny ball and throw it!'

What? Way more than two.

They make fantastic hats:

paper mache, pet rodent cage liners, bird cage liners, roll 'em up for road hockey goalie pads, etc. etc. etc. ...... and then recycle it

[d_rawk]

touché

[bouche]

If that was a carrier move' date=' [/quote']

Spell check vs. proof-reading - GO!

(And chug, as per the AD Rule of the drinking game)

that was my french training mixing up my english vocabulaire.

career

carriére

good point though. most people at work don't even bother to attempt to correct spelling/grammar errors, and instead add one step before hitting 'send'. spell check.

did I spell grammar correctly AD?

[Booche]

Wrong forum?

[d_rawk]

Why am I doing this? I don't know. There was talk of french, elevators, wrong forums, and this whole thread already went well off the rails anyways.

I need sleep.

[Freak By Night]

Tons of laughs and some decent debate in this thread.

Have a good weekend everyone!

[bouche]

Pee-wee Gets An iPad! from Pee-wee Herman

[ollie]

Pee-wee Gets An iPad!

Ironically, you wouldn't be able to watch this video on an iPad. It requires flash.